"Please Don't Eat The Daisies"

As long as these things don't grow up to become Killer Tomatoes this could be a very cool application for genetically modified plants.

When the plant roots come into contact with landmines... their color changes.

Link via BoingBoing.

Apple iPhone

This really does make a lot of sense.... I sure as hell would want one.

Link.

George Orwell or Woody Allen?

you decide.

Link.

How NOT

to pull a car out of the water.

Tune Backpack

I actually bult (or should I say "McGuiver'd") one of these for myself over 5 years ago using a North Face backback and a set of SONY sports Walkman speakers (probably around 5 watts each). I still use it... but exclusively for Skiing. I always felt that headphones on the slopes were dangerous. People on the chairlifts or Gondolas are usually very receptive... if not, the remote volume control is never far away :-)

Link via Engadget.

Geek Chess Set

but you’re not seriously going to waste money buying a chess set at a store when you could just make one out of whatever spare 50 ohm BNC, SMA, and N terminators with various BNC, SMA, N, APC7, F, UHF connectors and inter-series adapters you have around the house, are you?


Link via Engadget.

John Cleese TV

John Cleese is now performing at his ranch in California via his
web site which charges $50 a year for the privilege (though some of the content are free.)

Fed up with television executives, travels and studios, the Monty Python star set up the website as a vehicle for his humour and personal philosophy. He updates the site every day with new sketches, pictures of his home life and biographical information.

"It's like having a tiny TV station or a magazine. The simplicity is delightful," said Cleese last week.

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Digital Video still too hard

Kinda what I thought, just based on talking to friends...

Link via Engadget.

Music Industry Business Models

Doc Searls on Mark Cuban's ideas about Music Industry business models.

Wireless iPod (patent)

Engadget has the scoop here.

A loud "Hallelujah!" heard from Rome

They sure didn't teach this when I attended St. Dominic's school in 1968!


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New Map?

but the climates probably wouldn't change much, aside from your basic trends in global warming.

via CivicSpace Labs.

20 Reasons

Why you shouldn't post your picture on the web!